Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes in Tywyn sell for a median £198,500
That is the middle of 168 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.2 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
40% of Tywyn’s sales are detached houses
168 homes sold in three years: 68 detached houses, 34 semi-detached houses, 55 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 3.4 times what a flat does.
median sale · 68 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £210K–£345K
- Last 12 months
- £324K18 sold
median sale · 34 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £155K–£215K
- Last 12 months
- £210K11 sold
median sale · 55 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £146K–£200K
- Last 12 months
- £178K14 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £77K–£118K
Mostly detached: 40% of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Tywyn’s homes sold for between £155K and £266K
One sale in ten was under £108K and one in ten over £345K. 68% sold for under £250K.
The median, £198,500, sits in the £150–200K band
168 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with Wales
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £41,000 in 1995 to £215,000 in the last 12 months (£155,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
47 sales in the last 12 months, against 105 in 2003, the busiest year, and 43 in 2011. Sales fell by 30% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, and the median by 12%. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 37% more sales than 2020.
Tywyn costs less than Wales as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Tywyn, every standard sale in Wales, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £53K | £80K | £190K | £190K | £175K | £218K | £324K |
| Semi-detached houses | £45K | £44K | £130K | £120K | £129K | £163K | £210K |
| Terraced houses | £33K | £46K | £103K | £121K | £104K | £130K | £178K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
59 new homes have been sold in Tywyn since 1995; the share peaked at 13% in 2005.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
8% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 1.9% sold leasehold in Tywyn. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Plas Edwards is Tywyn’s busiest street, with 23 sales in three years
10 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 2 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plas Edwards | LL36 | 23 | £235,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Sandilands Road | LL36 | 10 | £203,750 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 3 | Warwick Place | LL36 | 7 | £285,000 | Mixed |
| 4 | Idris Villas | LL36 | 7 | £175,000 | Mostly terraced houses |
| 5 | Cantref | LL36 | 6 | £165,000 | Mixed |
| 6 | Faenol Isaf | LL36 | 5 | £330,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 7 | Gerllan | LL36 | 5 | £210,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Cader Walk | LL36 | 5 | £192,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 9 | Neptune Road | LL36 | 5 | £190,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Cleveland Avenue | LL36 | 5 | £182,000 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Tywyn is the 4th most expensive of 13 towns in Gwynedd
Tywyn is in the middle of Gwynedd’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Gwynedd with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Tywyn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tywyn | — | £199K | 47 | +46% |
| Borth | 7 | £242K | 23 | +20% |
| Barmouth | 9.8 | £190K | 29 | +38% |
| Bow Street | 9.9 | £217K | 9 | +42% |
| Machynlleth | 10 | £184K | 12 | +36% |
| Penrhyn-coch | 11 | £235K | 15 | +31% |
| Aberystwyth | 12 | £210K | 107 | +24% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Tywyn
What is the average house price in Tywyn?
The median home in Tywyn sold for £198,500 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 168 standard sales (£215,000 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £285,000, semi-detached houses £181,000, terraced houses £175,000 and flats and maisonettes £83,000.
Are house prices going up in Tywyn?
The median was £194,500 in 2025, about the same on 2024 (£190,000), and £215,000 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Tywyn each year?
47 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 64 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Tywyn?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Faenol Isaf (LL36, £330,000), Warwick Place (LL36, £285,000) and Plas Edwards (LL36, £235,000).
Is Tywyn expensive for Gwynedd?
Tywyn is the 4th most expensive of 13 towns of 2,500 or more in Gwynedd by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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